Breast cancer risk models: a comprehensive overview of existing models, validation, and clinical applications

JA Cintolo-Gonzalez, D Braun, AL Blackford… - Breast cancer research …, 2017 - Springer
Numerous models have been developed to quantify the combined effect of various risk
factors to predict either risk of developing breast cancer, risk of carrying a high-risk germline …

A molecular epidemiology project on diet and cancer: the EPIC-Italy Prospective Study. Design and baseline characteristics of participants

D Palli, F Berrino, P Vineis, R Tumino… - Tumori …, 2003 - journals.sagepub.com
EPIC-Italy is the Italian section of a larger project known as EPIC (European Prospective
Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition), a prospective study on diet and cancer carried out …

Dietary and lifestyle determinants of mammographic breast density. A longitudinal study in a Mediterranean population

G Masala, D Ambrogetti, M Assedi… - … journal of cancer, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
High mammographic breast density (H‐MBD) has been associated with increased breast
cancer (BC) risk, even after adjustment for established BC risk factors. Only a few studies …

Risk factor modification and projections of absolute breast cancer risk

E Petracci, A Decarli, C Schairer… - Journal of the …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Background Although modifiable risk factors have been included in previous models that
estimate or project breast cancer risk, there remains a need to estimate the effects of …

Gail model for prediction of absolute risk of invasive breast cancer: independent evaluation in the Florence–European prospective investigation into Cancer and …

A Decarli, S Calza, G Masala… - Journal of the …, 2006 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background: The Gail model 2 (GM) for predicting the absolute risk of invasive
breast cancer has been used for counseling and to design intervention studies. Although the …

Dietary habits, lifestyle and cardiovascular risk factors in a clinically healthy Italian population: the 'Florence'diet is not Mediterranean

F Sofi, S Vecchio, G Giuliani, R Marcucci… - European journal of …, 2005 - nature.com
Objective: To evaluate dietary habits and lifestyle of Italian subjects, to provide current data
on adequacy of the nutritional guidelines and recommendations especially in relation to …

Dietary and lifestyle determinants of malondialdehyde DNA adducts in a representative sample of the Florence City population

C Saieva, M Peluso, D Palli, F Cellai, M Ceroti… - …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Malondialdehyde (MDA), a biomarker of lipid peroxidation and oxidative stress, is a
mutagenic and carcinogenic compound that can react with DNA to form several types of …

Low adherence of a clinically healthy Italian population to nutritional recommendations for primary prevention of chronic diseases

F Sofi, G Innocenti, C Dini, L Masi, NC Battistini… - Nutrition, metabolism …, 2006 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND AND AIM: Several data demonstrated that dietary habits significantly affect
the health state of the population. During recent years all the major scientific associations …

Physical activity and mammographic breast density in a Mediterranean population: the EPIC Florence longitudinal study

G Masala, M Assedi, D Ambrogetti… - … journal of cancer, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
A protective effect of physical activity (PA) on breast cancer (BC) risk has been suggested.
Few studies have examined the influence of PA on mammographic breast density (MBD), a …

Nutritional status of 8-year-old rural and urban Italian children: a study in Pistoia, Tuscany

M Tognarelli, P Picciolli, S Vezzosi, A Isola… - … journal of food …, 2004 - Taylor & Francis
In this study, performed in the province of Pistoia (Italy), we tested whether 8-year-old
children living in rural areas differed from their urban peers as far as nutritional status …